Layering Lab

Wear two at once

Pick two fragrances. See what each brings, how the blend leans, and whether people who tried the pair say it works.

First · Adopt ParfumsAu FémininEDP · 2022 · ★ 3.81

Second · Bond No 9Shelter Island2014 · ★ 4.04

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Contrast pairing

Au Féminin × Shelter Island

Cherry, sweet and woody meets marine, citrus and aromatic. They share two accords and no notes.

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The blend

How the pair leans

Each bar adds the two accord profiles, assuming one spray of each. Gold is Au Féminin, blue is Shelter Island. It's arithmetic on the data, not a test on skin.

Au FémininShelter Island

white floralboth

warm spicyboth

cherryfirst

marinesecond

citrussecond

aromaticsecond

oudsecond

aquaticsecond

fresh spicysecond

ambersecond

What each brings

Notes apart, accords in common

Only in Au Féminin

Cherry

Jasmine

Sandal

Vanilla

In bothNo shared notesTwo shared accords:

white floralwarm spicy

That shared thread is what keeps a contrast pairing from feeling like two separate fragrances.

Only in Shelter Island

Lemon

Black Pepper Seaweed

Seaweed

White Lily Agarwood (Oud)

Agarwood (Oud) Musk

Musk

Sandalwood Myrhh

Myrhh

Amber

Why it might work

Light over deepShelter Island brings citrus and aromatic; Au Féminin brings woody. Lighter over deeper is the usual way to layer.
A shared threadWhite floral and warm spicy run through both.
Opposite seasonsVoters put Au Féminin in fall and winter and Shelter Island in summer. Together they may suit the months in between.

Suggested from the two fragrances' accords, notes and votes. Not yet tested by wearers.

What to watch

One will leadShelter Island is voted long lasting and moderate; Au Féminin moderate on both. Expect Shelter Island to lead and Au Féminin to fade first.

A starting pointOne spray of Shelter Island, two of Au Féminin over it.Weighted toward the one that fades first. Adjust to taste.

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